Statsguru: From floods to deficient rainfall, dealing with climate change

The effects of climate change are becoming more severe, and if a new IPCC report is to be believed, the situation will only worsen in coming years

Earlier this year, Canada faced extreme heatwaves and Germany encountered massive floods. In India, Karnataka and Maharashtra have been braving floods, while some parts of the country are dealing with deficient rainfall. The effects of climate change are becoming more severe, and if a new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is to be believed, the situation will only worsen in coming years.

The IPCC has been highlighting a 1.5 degree Celsius increase in temperature, but this year’s report shows that we may reach there a decade early. The report highlights that even in the very low emission scenario, the